How much can the average 16 year old bench press?

The average bench for a male 16-year-old is 1.2 times bodyweight. The average bench for a female 16-year-old is 0.8 times bodyweight.
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How much can the strongest 16 year old bench press?

A 16-year-old has benched three hundred and forty kilograms equipped. Three hundred and forty kilograms. That's 749.6 pounds.
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How much can the average 16 year old lift?

The average deadlift for male 16 year olds is 2.1 times bodyweight. The average deadlift strength of 16 year old females is 1.8 times bodyweight.
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Is 135 bench good for a 16 year old?

A 16 year old can bench 225 lbs but it's normally not the best for teens with a low muscle mass or those just starting. A 16 year old who has been training consistently can bench 135-185lbs. Those who are experienced (with well-formed builds) can do 225 pounds without much trouble.
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Is 225 a good bench for a 15 year old?

Although it's unlikely that your teen would have five years of lifting experience — the amount of time it typically takes to be considered advanced — by the time he or she is 15, it's possible. At this level, your 15-year-old-boy could be expected to bench 225 to 255 if he weighs between 140 and 160 pound.
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WHAT SHOULD THE AVERAGE PERSON BE ABLE TO BENCH PRESS?



Is benching 225 impressive?

But according to most strength standards, a 225 bench for a woman under 200 pounds would be an extremely competitive (advanced or elite) level lift. If you're a woman and you can rep 225, you should be competing in professional powerlifting. (That wouldn't even get most men in the door.)
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Is 250 a good bench?

Perhaps you weight between 220 and 242? If so the average bench is 230, while the top of the line amount is 395. This goes all the way until you are over 320 pounds. If you weight 320, the average bench press is 250, while the top of the line bench press, in terms of strength standards, should bench 425.
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How strong should I be at 16?

The average bench for a male 16-year-old is 1.2 times bodyweight. The average bench for a female 16-year-old is 0.8 times bodyweight. Depending on the weight class, bench press will range from 67kg to 119kg for men and 38kg to 61kg for women.
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How heavy should a 16 year old lift?

A good rule of thumb is to start with a weight you can easily lift 10 times, with the last two repetitions being increasingly difficult. For some teens, this might be 1 pound to 2 pounds. If you are strong and fit, you might start at 15 pounds to 20 pounds.
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Is 135 a good bench?

The average bench press for a male is 135 pounds, but there are other factors that can help you hone in on a more specific number, so let's take a look at a table featuring factors such as weight, experience, age, and gender.
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Who is the strongest 16 year old?

SUPER-STRONG David Aikman is a class act when it comes to powerlifting. SUPER-STRONG David Aikman is a class act when it comes to powerlifting. He has already powered his way to a world record and, at the age of 16, is one of the sport's up-and-coming stars.
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Can someone bench 405 naturally?

If you want to bench 225, 315 or 405, you probably won't get there by missing that weight over and over again week in and week out. You'll get it by spending a lot of time, effort, sets and reps with a lot less weight. If your goal is 300 or 315, you'll likely need to spend a lot of time benching in the 200's.
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Is 300 bench good?

Am I strong enough for this plan? Bench 300 is designed for a lifter who can do at least 225 for a couple of clean sets of 5. In other words, 225 with no writhing, serious struggles, or help from a spotter. All 5 reps should be smooth and relatively easy.
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What is world record bench press?

The heaviest bench press in a single lift is 401.5 kg (885 lbs 2 oz) achieved by Blaine Sumner (b.22 June 1987; USA) at the 2016 Arnold Sports Festival held in Columbus, Ohio, USA, on 5 March 2016. Advertisements. Blaine also squat-lifted 500 kg during the competition.
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How rare is a 500 pound bench press?

500 Bench is a 1% of 1%er. 500 bench is a 1% because it's not a goal. Put it this way. If you trained every single male in the world, with a lifetime goal of benching 500 pounds, I'd easily say 30% of males at a minimum could lift 500.
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What should a 6 foot man weigh?

Weight-for-Height Numbers

The Metropolitan Life Insurance chart reports that a 6-foot man's ideal weight is 148 to 158 pounds if his frame is small, 154 to 170 pounds if it's medium and 164 to 184 pounds if it's large.
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